2017–18 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2017–18 Leicester City season was the club's 113th season in the English football league system and its 50th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[3] This season saw Leicester City participate in the Premier League for the fourth consecutive season as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Leicester City
2017–18 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerCraig Shakespeare
(Until 17 October)[1]
Claude Puel
(From 25 October)[2]
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League9th
FA CupQuarter-finals
(knocked out by Chelsea)
League CupQuarter-finals
(knocked out by Manchester City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (20)

All:
Jamie Vardy (23)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB   Sam Hughes   Chester Free [4]
1 July 2017 CB   Harry Maguire   Hull City £17,000,000 [5][6]
6 July 2017 DM   Vicente Iborra   Sevilla £15,000,000 [7]
19 July 2017 GK   Eldin Jakupović   Hull City Undisclosed [8]
3 August 2017 CF   Kelechi Iheanacho   Manchester City £25,000,000 [9]
8 August 2017 RW   George Thomas   Coventry City Undisclosed [10]
1 January 2018 CM   Adrien Silva   Sporting CP £22,000,000 [11]
9 January 2018 CF   Fousseni Diabaté   Gazélec Ajaccio £2,000,000 [12]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2017 CB   Marcin Wasilewski   Wisła Kraków Released [13][14]
30 June 2017 CM   Michael Cain   Whitehawk Released [13][15]
30 June 2017 CB   David Domej   1. FC Nürnberg II Released [13][16]
30 June 2017 LM   Brandon Fox   Tamworth Released [13][17]
30 June 2017 CB   Cédric Kipré   Motherwell Released [13][18]
30 June 2017 DM   Matty Miles   Eynesbury Rovers Released [13][19]
30 June 2017 CF   Kairo Mitchell   Nuneaton Town Released [13][20]
12 July 2017 GK   Ron-Robert Zieler   VfB Stuttgart Undisclosed [21]
15 August 2017 SS   Tom Lawrence   Derby County Undisclosed [22]
31 August 2017 CM   Danny Drinkwater   Chelsea £35,000,000 [23][24][25]

Loans in

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Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 August 2017 CB   Aleksandar Dragović   Bayer Leverkusen 30 June 2018 [26]

Loans out

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Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
14 July 2017 AM   Bartosz Kapustka   SC Freiburg 30 June 2018 [27]
31 July 2017 LB   Callum Elder   Wigan Athletic 30 June 2018 [28]
11 August 2017 LW   Harvey Barnes   Barnsley 30 June 2018 [29]
18 August 2017 CB   Elliott Moore   Oud-Heverlee Leuven January 2018 [30]
31 August 2017 DM   Nampalys Mendy   Nice 30 June 2018 [31]
29 January 2018 CF   Leonardo Ulloa   Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018
30 January 2018 CF   Ahmed Musa   CSKA Moscow 30 June 2018
31 January 2018 CM   Andy King   Swansea City 30 June 2018
31 January 2018 CF   Islam Slimani   Newcastle United 30 June 2018

Players and staff

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First team squad

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  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2016–17 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loan player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1   Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011   Leeds United
12   Ben Hamer GK 2014   Charlton Athletic
17   Eldin Jakupović GK 2017   Hull City
Defenders
2   Danny Simpson RB 2014   Queens Park Rangers
3   Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
5   Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter)   Nottingham Forest
6   Robert Huth CB 2015   Stoke City
15   Harry Maguire CB 2017   Hull City
16   Aleksandar Dragović CB 2017   Bayer Leverkusen (loan)
28   Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015   Schalke 04
29   Yohan Benalouane CB 2015   Atalanta
31   Callum Elder LB 2013 Youth
33   Elliott Moore CB 2016 Youth
Midfielders
7   Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter)   Birmingham City
11   Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014   Aston Villa
14   Adrien Silva CM 2017   Sporting CP
18   Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 (winter)   Copenhagen
21   Vicente Iborra DM 2017   Sevilla
22   Matty James CM 2012   Manchester United
25   Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter)   Genk
26   Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 (winter)   Le Havre
32   Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
Forwards
8   Kelechi Iheanacho CF 2017   Manchester City
9   Jamie Vardy CF 2012   Fleetwood Town
20   Shinji Okazaki CF / AM 2015   Mainz 05
30   George Thomas RW / LW / CF 2017   Coventry City
33   Fousseni Diabaté RW / LW / CF 2018   Gazélec Ajaccio

Pre-season

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19 July 2017 Semi-final Leicester City 1–1
(7–6 p)
West Bromwich Albion So Kon Po, Hong Kong
18:00 HKT Mahrez   24' Report Rodriguez   10' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)
Penalties
Ulloa  
Vardy  
Fuchs  
Drinkwater  
Iborra  
King  
Albrighton  
  Chadli
  Robson-Kanu
  Evans
  Dawson
  McClean
  Leko
  Field
22 July 2017 Final Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:30 HKT Salah   20'
Coutinho   44'
Report Slimani   12'
Mahrez   43'
Ndidi   73'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 39,498
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)

Pre-season friendlies

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Leicester City announced five pre-season friendlies against Burton Albion,[32] Luton Town,[33] Wolverhampton Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons[34] and Borussia Mönchengladbach.[35]

26 July 2017 Luton Town 0–1 Leicester City Luton
19:45 BST Report Mahrez   83' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 4,237
Referee: Darren Deadman
28 July 2017 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Leicester City Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Report Stadium: StadiumMK
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Darren Deadman
29 July 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Cavaleiro   59' Report Maguire   66' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,953
Referee: Stephen Martin
1 August 2017 Burton Albion 2–1 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Akpan   17'
Akins   29'
Report Maguire   66' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 August 2017 Leicester City 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leicester
19:45 BST Vardy   67', 74' Report Hazard   46' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 12,385
Referee: Andre Marriner

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 11 August 2017 13 May 2018 Matchday 1 9th 38 12 11 15 56 60 −4 031.58
FA Cup 6 January 2018 18 March 2018 Third round Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 060.00
EFL Cup 22 August 2017 19 December 2017 Second round Quarter-finals 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 075.00
Total 47 18 13 16 75 66 +9 038.30

Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Burnley 38 14 12 12 36 39 −3 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 58 −14 49
9 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 56 60 −4 47
10 Newcastle United 38 12 8 18 39 47 −8 44
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 11 16 45 55 −10 44
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored. 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[36]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) both qualified for European competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 11 15 56 60  −4 47 7 6 6 25 22  +3 5 5 9 31 38  −7

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLLDLDDWWDLDWWWWLDLLWDWLDLDDWWLLDLLWL
Position13915171516171814111212129988888888788888888889999
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 season fixtures were announced.[37][38] Leicester City played in the first Premier League fixture that opened the season on Friday.

11 August 2017 1 Arsenal 4–3 Leicester City Holloway, London
19:45 BST Lacazette   2'
Welbeck   45+2'
Ramsey   83'
Giroud   85'
Report Okazaki   5'
Vardy   29', 56'
Morgan   90+4'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,387
Referee: Mike Dean
19 August 2017 2 Leicester City 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 BST Okazaki   1'
Morgan   50'
Maguire   54'
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,902
Referee: Lee Probert
26 August 2017 3 Manchester United 2–0 Leicester City Old Trafford
17:30 BST Lukaku   53'
Mkhitaryan   54'
Rashford   70'
Fellaini   82'
Report James   89'
Schmeichel   90+5'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,021
Referee: Michael Oliver
9 September 2017 4 Leicester City 1–2 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy   62' (pen.)
Ndidi   84'
Report Morata   41'
Kanté   50'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,923
Referee: Lee Mason
16 September 2017 5 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Leicester City Huddersfield
15:00 BST Schindler   40'
Depoitre   46'
Report Vardy   50' (pen.)
Okazaki   80'
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 24,129
Referee: Jon Moss
23 September 2017 6 Leicester City 2–3 Liverpool Leicester
17:30 BST Albrighton   17'
Ndidi   22'
Okazaki   45+3'
Vardy   69',   90+2'
Report Salah   15'
Coutinho   23'
Matip   45+2'
Lovren   56'
Henderson   68'
Mignolet   72'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,004
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 September 2017 7 Bournemouth 0–0 Leicester City Bournemouth
15:00 BST Pugh   20' Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,444
Referee: Graham Scott
16 October 2017 8 Leicester City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
20:00 BST Iheanacho   62'
Albrighton   68'
Mahrez   80'
Report Hegazi   8'
Myhill   47'
Chadli   63'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,203
Referee: Mike Dean
21 October 2017 9 Swansea City 1–2 Leicester City Swansea
15:00 BST Mawson   56' Report Fernández   24' (o.g.)
Okazaki   49'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,521
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 October 2017 10 Leicester City 2–0 Everton Leicester
16:00 GMT Vardy   18'
Gray   29'
Report Davies   20'
Gueye   65'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,891
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 November 2017 11 Stoke City 2–2 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT Shaqiri   39'
Crouch   73'
Report Iborra   33'
Mahrez   60'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 29,602
Referee: Bobby Madley
18 November 2017 12 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 GMT Maguire   83' Report Kompany   3'
Jesus   45'
De Bruyne   49'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,908
Referee: Graham Scott
24 November 2017 13 West Ham United 1–1 Leicester City Stratford, London
20:00 GMT Kouyaté   45'
Ayew   79'
Report Albrighton   8'
Gray   79'
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,897
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 November 2017 14 Leicester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 GMT Vardy   13'
Mahrez   45+1'
Schmeichel   90+5'
Report Vertonghen   20'
Kane   79'
Lamela   89'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,950
Referee: Anthony Taylor
2 December 2017 15 Leicester City 1–0 Burnley Leicester
15:00 GMT Gray   6' Report Bardsley   56'
Mee   90+1'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,714
Referee: Paul Tierney
9 December 2017 16 Newcastle United 2–3 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT Joselu   4'
Gayle   73'
Hayden   75'
Lejeune   81'
Report Gray   12',   60'
Mahrez   20'
Pérez   86' (o.g.)
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,117
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
13 December 2017 17 Southampton 1–4 Leicester City Southampton
19:45 GMT Austin   52'
Yoshida   61'
Report Mahrez   11'
Okazaki   31', 69'
King   38'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,714
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 December 2017 18 Leicester City 0–3 Crystal Palace Leicester
12:30 GMT Ndidi   52'   61'
Maguire   56'
Simpson   86'
Report Benteke   19',   50'
Zaha   40'
Schlupp   68'
Sako   90+4'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,081
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 December 2017 19 Leicester City 2–2 Manchester United Leicester
19:45 GMT Vardy   27'
Albrighton   54'
Amartey   69'   73'
Mahrez   81'
Maguire   90+4'
Report Lindelöf   34'
Mata   40', 60'
Matić   47'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,202
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 December 2017 20 Watford 2–1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Watson   8'
Kabasele   13'
Wagué   45'
Schmeichel   65' (o.g.)
Zeegelaar   88'
Report Maguire   4'
Dragović   30'
Mahrez   37'
King   81'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,308
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
30 December 2017 21 Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Milner   8'
Salah   52', 76'
Can   53'
Robertson   90+1'
Report Vardy   3'
Maguire   53'
Ndidi   62'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,226
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 January 2018 22 Leicester City 3–0 Huddersfield Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Morgan   24'
Mahrez   53'
Slimani   60'
Albrighton   90+2'
Report Malone   84' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,748
Referee: Graham Scott
13 January 2018 23 Chelsea 0–0 Leicester City Fulham
15:00 GMT Kanté   56'
Morata   87'
Report James   18'
Okazaki   61'
Chilwell   63'   68'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,552
Referee: Mike Jones
20 January 2018 24 Leicester City 2–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT Vardy   39' (pen.)
Mahrez   90+1'
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,891
Referee: Lee Probert
31 January 2018 25 Everton 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT Walcott   25', 39' Report Vardy   71' (pen.)
Albrighton   90'
Ndidi   90+1'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,390
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 February 2018 26 Leicester City 1–1 Swansea City Leicester
15:00 GMT Diabaté   3'
Vardy   17'
Report Fernández   53' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,179
Referee: Anthony Taylor
10 February 2018 27 Manchester City 5–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 GMT Sterling   3'
Agüero   48', 53', 77', 90'
Gündoğan   73'
Laporte   83'
Report Vardy   24',   83'
Ndidi   71'
Maguire   89'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 54,416
Referee: Mike Jones
24 February 2018 28 Leicester City 1–1 Stoke City Leicester
12:30 GMT Albrighton   18'
Butland   70' (o.g.)
Report Allen   9'
Diouf   23'
Shaqiri   43'
Adam   83'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,769
Referee: Michael Oliver
3 March 2018 29 Leicester City 1–1 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 GMT Silva   50'
Schmeichel   90+4'
Mahrez   90+7'
Report King   35' (pen.)
Gosling   64'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,384
Referee: Lee Probert
10 March 2018 30 West Bromwich Albion 1–4 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Rondón   8'
Livermore   80'
Report Vardy   21',   41'
Simpson   53'
Mahrez   62'
Ndidi   73'
Iheanacho   76'
Iborra   90+3'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,558
Referee: Bobby Madley
31 March 2018 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Leicester City Falmer
15:00 BST Kayal   66'
Bong   79'
Report Morgan   12'
Ndidi   24'   87'
Chilwell   63'
Simpson   64'
Maguire   68'
Iborra   83'
Vardy   90+6'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,629
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
7 April 2018 32 Leicester City 1–2 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 BST Maguire   21'
Vardy   83'
Report Shelvey   18'
Lascelles   21'
Gayle   52'
Ritchie   55'
Pérez   75'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,066
Referee: Stuart Attwell
14 April 2018 33 Burnley 2–1 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 BST Wood   6'
Long   9'
Lennon   65'
Barnes   81'
Report Vardy   72'
Iheanacho   87'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,727
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 April 2018 34 Leicester City 0–0 Southampton Leicester
19:45 BST Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,160
Referee: Roger East
28 April 2018 35 Crystal Palace 5–0 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 BST Zaha   17'
McArthur   38'
Cabaye   53'
Loftus-Cheek   81'
Van Aanholt   84'
Benteke   90' (pen.)
Report Albrighton   56'
Silva   77'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,750
Referee: Mike Dean
5 May 2018 36 Leicester City 0–2 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 BST Dragović   64' Report João Mário   34'
Arnautović   41'
Cresswell   49'
Noble   64'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,013
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
9 May 2018 37 Leicester City 3–1 Arsenal Leicester
19:45 BST Iheanacho   14'
Vardy   76' (pen.)
Simpson   78'
Mahrez   85',   90'
Report Mavropanos   15'
Aubameyang   53'
Holding   75'
Xhaka   77'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,095
Referee: Graham Scott
13 May 2018 38 Tottenham Hotspur 5–4 Leicester City Wembley
15:00 BST Kane   7', 76'
Lamela   49', 60'
Fuchs   53' (o.g.)
Wanyama   55'
Report Vardy   4', 73'
Mahrez   16'
Iheanacho   47'
Choudhury   83'
Silva   90'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 77,841
Referee: Craig Pawson

FA Cup

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In the FA Cup, Leicester City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Fleetwood Town.[39]

6 January 2018 Third round Fleetwood Town 0–0 Leicester City Fleetwood
12:45 GMT Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 January 2018 Third round replay Leicester City 2–0 Fleetwood Town Leicester
19:45 GMT Iheanacho   17',   43', 77'
Benalouane   35'
Report Glendon   45'
Dempsey   71'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 17,237
Referee: Jonathan Moss
27 January 2018 Fourth round Peterborough United 1–5 Leicester City Peterborough
12:30 GMT Hughes   58' Report Diabaté   9', 87'
Iheanacho   12', 29'
Iborra   14'
Ndidi   90+2'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 13,193
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 February 2018 Fifth round Leicester City 1–0 Sheffield United Leicester
19:45 GMT Vardy   66' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,336
Referee: Lee Mason
18 March 2018 Quarter-finals Leicester City 1–2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Leicester
16:30 GMT Maguire   25'
Vardy   76'
Report Morata   42'
Bakayoko   45+1'
Moses   89'
Pedro   105'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,792
Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

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Leicester City entered in the second round of the competition with an away trip to Sheffield United.[40] A home tie against Liverpool was confirmed for the third round.[41] Another home tie was drawn for the fourth round with Leeds United the visitors.[42] A third consecutive home tie in the competition was announced for the quarter-finals, against Manchester City.[43]

22 August 2017 Second round Sheffield United 1–4 Leicester City Sheffield
19:45 BST Lafferty   4'
Lundstram   52'
Lavery   84'
Report Musa   20',   90+4'
Slimani   24',   63', 67'
Gray   52'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,280
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 September 2017 Third round Leicester City 2–0 Liverpool Leicester
19:45 BST Okazaki   65'
Slimani   78'
Iborra   90'
Report Grujić   57'
Klavan   75'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,609
Referee: Stuart Attwell
24 October 2017 Fourth round Leicester City 3–1 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 BST Iheanacho   30'
Slimani   70'
Mahrez   88'
Report Hernández   26' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,516
Referee: Lee Probert
19 December 2017 Quarter-finals Leicester City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Manchester City Leicester
19:45 GMT Iheanacho   23'
Vardy   90+7' (pen.)
Maguire   105'
Report B. Silva   26'
Gündoğan   61'
Danilo   90+6'
Walker   96'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,562
Referee: Bobby Madley
Penalties
Fuchs  
Maguire  
Iborra  
Vardy  
Mahrez  
  Gündoğan
  Touré
  Nmecha
  Jesus

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Kasper Schmeichel 35 0 33 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF   Danny Simpson 31 0 27+1 0 3 0 0 0
3 DF   Ben Chilwell 32 0 20+4 0 3+1 0 4 0
5 DF   Wes Morgan 35 0 32 0 2 0 1 0
6 DF   Robert Huth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Demarai Gray 44 4 17+18 3 4+1 0 3+1 1
8 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 28 8 7+14 3 4+1 4 2 1
9 FW   Jamie Vardy 42 23 37 20 2+1 2 0+2 1
11 MF   Marc Albrighton 42 2 30+4 2 1+4 0 3 0
12 GK   Ben Hamer 9 0 3+1 0 1 0 4 0
14 MF   Adrien Silva 16 0 9+3 0 3+1 0 0 0
15 DF   Harry Maguire 44 2 38 2 3 0 3 0
16 DF   Aleksandar Dragović 16 0 7+4 0 2 0 3 0
17 GK   Eldin Jakupovic 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
18 MF   Daniel Amartey 14 0 6+2 0 2 0 4 0
20 FW   Shinji Okazaki 32 7 17+10 6 0+3 0 1+1 1
21 MF   Vicente Iborra 26 3 17+2 3 4 0 3 0
22 MF   Matty James 15 0 11+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 38 1 33 0 2+1 1 2 0
26 MF   Riyad Mahrez 41 13 34+2 12 3 0 0+2 1
28 DF   Christian Fuchs 29 0 21+4 0 2 0 2 0
29 DF   Yohan Benalouane 6 0 1 0 3 0 0+2 0
30 FW   George Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   Harvey Barnes 5 0 0+3 0 2 0 0 0
33 MF   Fousseni Diabaté 16 2 5+9 0 1+1 2 0 0
34 DF   Josh Knight 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 MF   Layton Ndukwu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   Hamza Choudhury 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
45 DF   Sam Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season
10 MF   Andy King (on loan at Swansea City) 15 1 5+6 1 1 0 3 0
13 FW   Ahmed Musa (on loan at CSKA Moscow) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
19 FW   Islam Slimani (on loan at Newcastle United) 17 5 2+10 1 2 0 3 4
23 FW   Leonardo Ulloa (on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion) 6 0 0+4 0 0 0 2 0
24 MF   Nampalys Mendy (on loan at Nice) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Top scorers

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Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW   Jamie Vardy 20 2 1 23
2 26 MF   Riyad Mahrez 12 0 1 13
3 8 FW   Kelechi Iheanacho 3 4 1 8
4 20 FW   Shinji Okazaki 6 0 1 7
5 19 FW   Islam Slimani 1 0 4 5
6 7 MF   Demarai Gray 3 0 1 4
7 21 MF   Vicente Iborra 3 0 0 3
8 15 DF   Harry Maguire 2 0 0 2
11 MF   Marc Albrighton 2 0 0 2
33 MF   Fousseni Diabaté 0 2 0 2
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10 MF   Andy King 1 0 0 1
25 MF   Wilfred Ndidi 0 1 0 1
13 FW   Ahmed Musa 0 0 1 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
Total 56 9 10 75

Awards

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Club awards

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Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 1 May 2018. The following awards were made:[44]

Player of the Year Award   Harry Maguire
Young Player of the Year Award   Wilfred Ndidi
Players' Player of the Year Award   Harry Maguire
Academy Player of the Year Award   Connor Tee
Development Squad Player of the Season   Hamza Choudhury
Goal of the Season Award   Jamie Vardy vs. West Brom, 10 March 2018
Performance of the Season vs. Southampton, 13 December 2017

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